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CHICAGO – A man has been charged after robbing an armored truck driver on Wednesday in Chicago’s Loop, according to authorities. What we know: According to a criminal complaint filed on Friday, Dajon Harris, 23, of Evergreen Park, robbed a Brinks armored truck driver on Wednesday in the first block of S. State Street. The driver had exited a store carrying bags of cash when Harris allegedly approached him and tried to take a bag of cash. A struggle ensued and Harris punched the driver, stealing a bag. During the struggle, the driver fired shots at Harris. Harris fled…
CHICAGO – Two men were caught stealing boxes of vodka from a cargo container in a Chicago railyard, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office. What we know: Around 8 a.m. Aug. 27, railroad staff alerted sheriff’s police that two men slipped under a fence near 63rd Street and Michigan Avenue, broke into a shipping container, took three boxes of Tito’s vodka and left. When officers approached them, the men fled but were caught and taken into custody nearby. Angel Villegas-Mendez, 30, of Chicago, and Erik Salcedo-Circa, 34, of Chicago, were charged with burglary and misdemeanor counts of damage to…
VERNON HILLS, Ill. – An arrest has been made in connection to a complex scam that cost an elderly Vernon Hills resident $27,000, according to police. What we know: On Aug. 8, the victim reported the scam, claiming that she delivered money on two separate occasions to people claiming to be federal government agents. It all started in July when the victim received a fake email indicating there had been an unauthorized withdrawal from her bank account. A pop-up message on the victim’s computer told her to call an unknown phone number. She then spoke to a man who claimed…
The man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk had expressed opposition to the conservative activist’s viewpoints and indicated that he was responsible for the shooting, authorities said Friday as they announced an arrest in the killing that raised fresh alarms about political violence in a deeply polarized United States. Tyler Robinson, 22, had become “more political” in the run-up to the shooting and mentioned during a dinner with family that Kirk would be visiting Utah, Gov. Spencer Cox told a news conference. The governor cited as evidence engravings on unspent bullet casings found in the rifle that authorities believe was used…
NEW YORK — The Republican governor of Tennessee said Friday he was working with the Trump administration to deploy National Guard troops to Memphis as part of a new crime-fighting mission, hours after the president said the city was the latest target for his unprecedented military deployments. Gov. Bill Lee said the plan will bring in the National Guard alongside the FBI, state troopers and local police, building on an FBI task force. Lee said he planned to speak with the president on Friday to work out details of the mission. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story…
The Chicago Bulls are officially all-in on point guard Josh Giddey. After a laborious 71-day period of negotiations, the Bulls finally came to terms with Giddey this week on a four-year, $100 million deal. There was never any true concern about Giddey not returning to Chicago. It’s what both sides wanted — a long-term agreement to keep the 22-year-old Aussie as a focal point for a Bulls team looking to build around youth. Yet as the offseason stretched on, Giddey was one of the last restricted free agents left on the market alongside the Golden State Warriors’ Jonathan Kuminga and…
The Chicago Bears will be without a defensive starter for the second week in a row, but get good news in other key positions. What we know: According to the Bears’ Friday injury report, nickelback Kyler Gordon was ruled out for Sunday’s game vs. Detroit with a hamstring injury. That same injury kept him out of the season opener on Monday. Defensive tackle Grady Jarrett was listed as questionable after a knee injury kept him out of practice the first two practices of the week. Jarrett practiced on Friday, Sixth receiver Jahdae Walker was listed as doubtful for Sunday. Cornerback…
North suburban food pantry directors worry that spending cuts in President Donald Trump’s sweeping megabill could seriously disrupt the lives of the most marginalized from Skokie to Northbrook, causing people to go hungry. After the Trump administration slashed the federally funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by a projected $186 billion nationally, food pantry directors in the Skokie and Northbrook areas said the lower-income people who come to them would likely have to make hard choices between whether to pay rent, get medicine or buy food. And it could start as soon as February, one food pantry director cautioned. “We have…
CHICAGO – A Chicago man who carjacked three vehicles at gunpoint and shot one of the drivers was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison, prosecutors said. What we know: Jamari Edwards, 23, was arrested in 2022 and has remained in custody since, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Authorities said Edwards carried out three carjackings in the West Englewood neighborhood. The first occurred in the drive-thru of a coffee shop, and the other two happened outside a convenience store at a gas station. In each case, Edwards pointed a gun at the driver and demanded the keys, officials said. …
Growing up in rural Louisiana, I always believed that hard work would lead to success. The American Dream is defined as the belief that anyone in the U.S. can achieve a prosperous and happy life through hard work, opportunity and upward social mobility, regardless of their background. A recent Wall Street Journal-NORC survey reports that 70% of people believe the American Dream no longer holds true or never did, the highest level in 15 years of surveys. Is America on the verge of collapse? Has America seen its best days? Are elected leaders’ decisions causing citizens to lose hope in…